title: [Potential clinical impact of therapeutic education in patients treated with anticancer drugs].
abstract: The aim of our work was to assess the potential clinical impact of therapeutic education in patients treated with anticancer drugs. One hundred-one ambulatory adult patients (mean age: 60 years, range: 24-88) treated by anticancer chemotherapy were included. The occurrence of adverse events was reported by 83% of the patients. Twenty-one percent (14/67) of the patients were not compliant with their supportive care treatment, 60% (60/101) took over-the-counter medications (one contraindication identified) and 14% (14/101) claimed they had received no counsel on risk behaviour (UV exposure, lack of contraception, driving) from health care professionals. Overall, 11% (44/397) of adverse events were associated with a lack of information. Twelve percent (4/33) of the calls to the doctor, 6% (1/17) of the visits to the physician and 21% (3/14) of the hospitalizations could be associated with a lack of therapeutic education. These data enlighten the importance of therapeutic education of cancer patients treated by chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, pôle d'oncologie et d'hématologie, France. raoul.santucci@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santucci
authors.forename: Anne El
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Aatmani
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lescoute
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levêque
authors.forename: Sébastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bergerat
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beretz
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herbrecht
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012651:Self Medication; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents